SUPPORTING THE ANGLING TRUST
The Angling Trust is a fantastic organisation that makes a really positive difference to fishing in the UK. With a multitude of incentives to get fishing, inspiring the next generation to get out on the bank, you can understand why we desperately need them to keep doing what they are doing. To that end, each year the Angling Trusts hosts a charity auction whereby angling clubs and tackle traders donate items in order for the proceeds of the auction to go to the Trust. With a wide variety of goodies for just a few pounds to several thousand pounds on offer, there is something for everyone. This year, Sean Simms Fishing Tackle donated the current, full set of Children's fishing books for this cause, as just a small thank you for the work that the Angling Trust does. As the month-long auction drew to a close there was some heated bidding on many of the lots, and the books bundle made a grand total of £30, which far exceeded the £19.99 RRP for the set. it's those kind people out there, act
BOOK OBSESSION!
How to Catch Them series: Occasionally, we all happen upon things that really resonate with us, and when we feel a connection to something we inevitably want more... Having picked up a copy of Perch – How to Catch Them at a market stall for £2 a few years back, my obsession began. With a book dedicated to every species and tactic, this series of pocket sized hardbacks were originally published back in the 1950s, however the knowledge within can be just as effective today as it was all those years ago. My collection of these little gems has grown over the years, and If I know what species I'm targeting on my next session, I often slip the related book into my fishing bag as a reference point. It's great to be out there, sat on the bank absorbing knowledge from a past era that can really give you the edge when in persuit of your quarry. One of my favourite extracts from the Perch book sends us back even further in time – taken from an 1863 title – which details the placing of a few live
